Hi,

I am sure you will have a fine trip wherever your travels take you and I look forward to meeting you at the conference. Thanks.

Gene

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> On Mar 23, 2018, at 5:49 AM, Dr Rainer E. Lotz <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I should have thought of this. But I googled that Washington is the airport serving Baltimore, and I am already booked for a return flight to and from Dulles.
> Since I have been to Washington so many times I thought of heading straight north or east to explore "new territories", maybe all the way up to Boston.
> Thanks again for all your suggestions.
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>> Am 22.03.2018 um 21:26 schrieb Gene Baron:
>> You probably have thought about this already, but another approach to your trip might be to fly from Europe to Boston for some of your pre-conference days and then take the Southwest flight mentioned earlier to Baltimore. Just a thought - thanks.
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>> Gene
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>>> On Mar 21, 2018, at 1:10 PM, Arthur Gaer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>> There are Michelin Restaurant Guides for the US, but only select cities.
>>> Looks like Washington, DC, New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco are
>>> the current books.
>>>
>>> Arthur Gaer
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>>> On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 12:38 PM, Dr Rainer E. Lotz <[log in to unmask]>
>>> wrote:
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>>>> Thanks everybody for various messages - much appreciated!
>>>> I arrive by plane in Washington DC on the 1st of May and have thus some 6
>>>> days to spare prior to the conference. Following my nose with the aid of a
>>>> rental car and GPS ....
>>>> It seems to me that, in the US, there are no reliable and independent
>>>> hotel and restaurant guides. We are blessed in Europe with several
>>>> reputable guides, including Michelin.
>>>> My problem is to find THE best fine dining places. And since we talk about
>>>> the east coast seafood would have been an obvious choice? But any other
>>>> suggestions are most welcome.
>>>> And other places to see and visit, such as museums and private
>>>> collections, antique fairs, spectacular views,...
>>>> I have never been in that region before and am determined to enjoy myself
>>>> Greetings
>>>> Rainer
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>>>>> Am 20.03.2018 um 01:57 schrieb Gene Baron:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
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>>>>> This reminds me that I was going to put together a list of some
>>>>> well-regarded seafood restaurants in Baltimore (for Herr Dr.Lotz and
>>>>> everyone else). I have stayed with restaurants in or near downtown,
>>>>> Harbor
>>>>> East or Fells Point. I don't eat much seafood myself, so I am going on
>>>>> reputation rather than personal experience:
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>>>>> - Phillips - 601 East Pratt St, Inner Harbor
>>>>> - Oceanaire - 801 Aliceanna St, Harbor East
>>>>> - Rusty Scupper - 402 Key Highway, Inner Harbor
>>>>> - Bertha's (famous for mussels - they even have a song about
>>>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=they+even+have+a+song+about+&entry=gmail&source=g>them!)
>>>>> -
>>>>> 734 S. Broadway, Fells Point. Also has live jazz some nights.
>>>>> - Ouzo Bay - 1000 Lancaster St,
>>>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=ncaster+St,+&entry=gmail&source=g>Harbor East
>>>>> - Bubba Gump Shrimp Co - 301 Light St, Harborplace
>>>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=-+301+Light+St,+Harborplace&entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>>> - Thames St Oyster House - 1728 Thames St, Fells Point
>>>>>
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>>>>> Hope this is helpful. Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gene
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>>>>> On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 8:51 PM, Steve Ramm <
>>>>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>>>> I've never made it from Philly to Baltimore by car in less than 2 hours
>>>>>> (without stopping). Getting through CT and New York is traffic heavy.
>>>>>> From
>>>>>> Philly to Boston with no traffic and 2 25 minute "rest stops", is about
>>>>>> 6 -
>>>>>> 6 1/2 hours. So total drive is realistically 8-9 hours. And you aren't
>>>>>> seeing anything. The big food in Boaton is SEAFOOD and BALTIMORE is on
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> HARBOR so plenty of Seafood there! Just saying...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's 407 miles and Google Directions say that from the Hyatt in Boston to
>>>>>> the Raddison in Baktimore is 6 hours 48 minutes (if you leave NOW 8:50 PM
>>>>>> and hit no traffic).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Steve
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>>>>>>
>>>>>> In a message dated 3/19/2018 12:45:12 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>>>>>> [log in to unmask] writes:
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>>>>>>
>>>>>> By all means go to Philadelphia, which is a fine town. However, Boston to
>>>>>> Baltimore should not be a ten hour drive unless something goes very
>>>>>> wrong.
>>>>>> Boston to New York should only be about 4 hours, and New York to
>>>>>> Baltimore
>>>>>> should be about 3 hours. YMMV, but I've driven both of these routes
>>>>>> dozens
>>>>>> of times.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you do decide on Boston, let me know and I'll get you some seafood
>>>>>> recommendations.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Matt Barto
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